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Endocrine syste
endocrine system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hormone produced by Thyroid Gland | Thyroxine (T4) and Triioodothyronine (T3) |
| Function of T4 and T3 hormones | Maintain normal level of metabolism in all body cells |
| Hormone produced by Parathyroid Gland | parathyroid hormone (PTH) |
| Function of the parathyroid hormone | mobilized calcium from bones into the bloodstream |
| Hormone produced by the Adrenal Gland | Steroids and Corticosteroids from adrenal cortex AND catecholamines from adrenal medulla |
| Hormone produced by the Pancrea | insulin and glucagon |
| Function of Pancreas' hormones | regulate blood glucose |
| Hormone produced by Pituitary gland | Growth hormone (GH Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Gonadotropic hormones Prolactin (PRL) Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) Oxytocin (OT) |
| Hormone produced by the Ovaries | estrogen and progesterone |
| Function of estrogen | stimulate development of egg and female sex characteristics |
| Function of progesterone | responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the uterus in pregnancy |
| Hormone produced by Testes | testosterone |
| Function of testosterone | stimulates development of sperm and secondary sex characteristics in the male |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| gonad/o | sex glands |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| andr/o | male |
| calc/o , claci/o | calcium |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| crin/o | secrete |
| dips/o | thirst |
| estr/o | female |
| gluc/o , glyc/o | sugar |
| home/o | sameness |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| kal/i | potassium |
| lact/o | milk |
| myx/o | mucus |
| natr/o | sodium |
| phys/o | growing |
| somat/o | body |
| ster/o | solid structure |
| toc/o | childbirth |
| toxic/o | poison |
| ur/o | urine |
| -agon | assemble, gather together |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -in, -ine | a substance |
| -tropin | stimulating the function of |
| -uria | urine condition |
| eu- | good, normal |
| hyper- | excessive;above |
| hypo- | deficient; below |
| oxy- | rapid, sharp, acid |
| pan- | all |
| tetra- | four |
| tri- | three |
| Overactivity of the thyroid gland | hyperthyroidism |
| Underactivity of the thyroid gland | hypothyroidism |
| Group of symptoms produced by excess cortisol from the adrenal cortex | cushing syndrome |
| Hypofunctioning of the adrenal cortex | addison disease |
| Lack of insulin secretion or resistance of insulin in promoting sugar | diabetes mellitus |
| Diabetes onset in childhood, involving destruction of the beta islet of the pancreas and requires frequent injections of insulin | Type 1 |
| Diabetes that occurs in older people, obesity is very common | Type 2 |
| Excessive secretion of antidiuretic hormone | syndrome of inappropriate ADH |
| Insufficient secretion of antidiuretic hormone | diabetes insipidus (DI) |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| IDDM | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| NIDDM | non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| SIADH | syndrome of inappropriate ADH |
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